Method of manufacturing and fixing metal label

Abstract

A method of manufacturing and fixing a metal label allowing for the logos or trademarks of products or companies to be displayed as characters or figures on the surfaces of various products includes: forming a metal label to have fixing legs and a connection member thinner than the metal label through etching; forming holes in a product and a backplate in positions corresponding to those of the fixing legs; cutting the connection member connecting the fixing legs; and fixing the metal label to the product and the backplate. By forming the fixing legs thinner than the metal label, sharpness in the edges of the metal label is obtained when the fixing legs are bent. A recess is formed in the backplate, thereby preventing the metal label or the fixing legs from protruding from the surface of the product or the backplate, whereby further improved quality of the product is obtained.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method of manufacturing and fixing a metal label, the method comprising:
 performing a label production process including a masking process performed on a metal plate by taping a portion of both surfaces of the metal plate corresponding to a metal label to be formed and taping a portion of one surface of the metal plate corresponding to fixing legs connected to the metal label, an etching process for etching the masked metal plate to retain the metal label and the fixing legs while allowing the fixing legs which have been further etched to be thinner than the metal label, and a bending process for bending the fixing legs from the metal label; 
 performing a backplate production process in which insertion holes are formed in a backplate in positions corresponding to those of the fixing legs of the metal label; 
 performing an object punching process in which through holes are formed in an object in positions corresponding to those of the fixing legs of the metal label; 
 performing a label insertion process by inserting the fixing legs of the metal label into the through holes of the object; 
 performing a backplate coupling process by allowing the fixing legs penetrating through the object to be inserted into the insertion holes of the backplate; and 
 performing a label fixation process by bending the fixing legs protruding after penetrating through the backplate, 
 wherein the label production process, the backplate production process, and the object punching process are separately performed, and then the label insertion process, the backplate coupling process, and the label fixation process are sequentially performed. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the etching process includes:
 forming a connection member connecting ends of the fixing legs to one another in a case in which the metal label is formed of a combination of two or more labels; and 
 removing the connection member by additionally performing a cutting process after the bending process of the fixing legs. 
 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the label production process further includes:
 performing a polishing process on an exposed surface of the metal label after the etching process; and 
 performing a plating process on the polished surface of the metal label. 
 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the backplate production process includes forming a receiving recess in a surface of the backplate facing the metal label, the receiving recess having a depth corresponding to a thickness of the metal label, such that the metal label is embedded in and fixed to the receiving recess. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the backplate production process includes forming a recess portion in a surface of the backplate to which the fixing legs are bent and attached, the recess portion having a depth corresponding to a thickness of the fixing legs, such that the fixing legs are allowed to be bent in a non-protruding state. 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the backplate production process includes forming a receiving recess and a recess portion in both surfaces of the backplate, the receiving recess having a depth corresponding to a thickness of the metal label and the recess portion having a depth corresponding to a thickness of the fixing legs, such that the metal label is fixed and the fixing legs are bent in a non-protruding state.